Great food

  • Bulk Grains, Beans, Rice,
    Nuts and Spices
  • Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
  • Fish, Meats, Dairy, Cheese
    and Soy Foods
  • Fresh Soups, Sandwiches
    and Salads

Co-Op Values

  • Open membership
  • One member, one vote
  • Continuing education
  • Cooperation among cooperatives

Active membership

We value our membership. 350+ volunteer member households belong to HPC, as well as over 2000 non-volunteering households.

Learn more about the benefits of membership here.

We're growing!

We're seizing the chance to buy our building and grow the store.

Support your co-op with a donation, loan, or just some spare change.

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Current News

UN proclaims 2012 International Year of Co-operatives

Posted Mon, 02/01/2010 - 6:00am

The ICA is pleased to announce the adoption of the UN resolution, "Co-operatives and social development: which proclaims 2012 International Year of Co-operatives. The resolution (A/RES/64/136) passed on 18 December 2009 by consensus was proposed by 55 UN Member States. It recognises that the co-operative business model is a major factor in realising economic and social development and calls on governments, international institutions, co-operatives and other stakeholders to support the development and growth of co-operatives worldwide."

Source: www.ica.coop/al-ica

Membership News, February, 2010

Posted Mon, 02/01/2010 - 6:00am

—by Naomi Jackson, Membership Coordinator

2010 Member Cards

If you are a volunteer and have not yet picked up your 2010 wallet card or filled out a new Rolodex card, please do so soon. If you have questions, or there is something wrong with your cards, drop me a note in the Membership Coordinator envelope in the entryway.

If you are a shareholder or senior and your card is getting frayed around the edges, or you’ve lost your card, fill out a new card request form (available at register 1, or ask any staff person). Drop the form in the Membership Coordinator envelope, and new cards will be made for you.

Hampden Park Co-op Values Framework

Posted Mon, 02/01/2010 - 6:00am

Our Values Framework is used as a guide for assisting in policy and program decisions.

2010 Board and Committees Begin Their Work

Posted Mon, 02/01/2010 - 6:00am

The 2010 board committees have formed and begun meeting: membership, board development, physical plant, and finance.

Greetings From The Aisles of HPC -- February, 2010

Posted Thu, 02/04/2010 - 1:06pm

—by Matt Hass, General Manager

Mayfest

Winter always seems to bring strong opinions out from folks; people either love it or hate it. If you are in the latter camp, it should be good news to you that we have already ordered our plants for the Mayfest sale. Surely spring can’t be that far away!

Quarterly Inventory

New Year’s Eve we had our second try at quarterly inventory. It was harder to line up volunteers, but we got a crew to come in, and finished everything aside from a few odds and ends. We are still fine tuning our process, but we are becoming more comfortable with this change in our operations. A big “THANK YOU” to everyone who came in to help out.

HPC Board Meeting

Event: 
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Meetings are held upstairs from the co-op, across the
hall from the dance studio

Focus Groups: Making Your Voices Heard

Posted Wed, 12/02/2009 - 12:23am

—by Melissa Williams

The building purchase and expansion have successfully completed their initial phase, and the board wants to ensure that they’re hearing the voices of the membership on matters related to the future of the co-op. The membership committee took up this challenge and decided to set up focus groups comprised of shareholders. These groups have been small — no more than 15 — and have met for about 60–90 minutes. Our first two groups met on October 24th and 26th and were comprised of some of our most frequent shoppers. We asked five questions:

Are you a former Hampden Park Co-op board member?

Posted Fri, 10/23/2009 - 5:47pm

Do you have a forgotten file or box full of documents from your board days? We'd sure like to have it! We're trying to assemble a complete set of documents pertaining to the HPC board. Contact Membership Coordinator Naomi Jackson at naomi@hampdenparkcoop.com.

Hampden Park Co-op Hires New General Manager

Posted Thu, 10/01/2009 - 10:26pm

Early in September, Hampden Park Co-op's search committee voted to hire Matt Hass as our new general manager. Previously, Matt had been working as our produce manager and as an assistant general manager. He began his duties as general manager in late September. Many of you have talked with Matt in the produce section, or know him from various community activities. If you haven't met him yet, stop by and introduce yourself!

If you'd like to know more about Matt, read the Board Member Profile in the August/September 2009 newsletter, or online at http://www.hampdenparkcoop.com/news/ interviews

Moving Forward at Hampden Park Co-op

Posted Sat, 09/26/2009 - 5:55pm

—by Nicolet Lyon

Hampden Park Co-op serves its members and community by providing delicious and wholesome food grown in an ecologically sound manner and by involving its members in the process from field to table. Our mutual mission is grounded in respect: for the growers who deserve to make a fair wage and work in safe conditions, for the earth and the limited resources available, and for the eaters who deserve clean and healthy food. This work we do together has only grown in importance since the co-op opened its doors over 30 years ago.

It’s time now to make some important decisions, and the co-op’s Board of Directors would like your help in deciding how the co-op will move forward sustainably.

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